Coronavirus is concentrating discontent with the benefit system – but does that include sickness and disability?
It seems the knives are out for Universal Credit.
But while academics think in terms of justice for all, Tories don’t.
Even if they accept changes to their flagship benefit, how likely is it that they will allow an end to their favourite pastime – torturing people with long-term illnesses and disabilities?
As for bringing in a UBI – Universal Basic Income that will mean nobody goes without food, clothes or a home… The Tories are sure to tell us: go whistle.
Or am I reading them wrong?
Radical changes to the welfare system are historically associated with major crises and events such as wars, civil unrest, famines or epidemics. There is no reason that it will this time be any different, says a new paper from Dr Stephen Davies, Head of Education at the Institute of Economic Affairs.
Redefining the State of Welfare argues it is very probable that Coronavirus will bring to a head discontent with the existing system that has been growing for some time and will lay bare its weaknesses, particularly that of its central element: Universal Credit.
Source: ‘Very unlikely’ Universal Credit will survive the Covid-19 pandemic – Welfare Weekly
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UC is only a stick to beat the peasants with
How many billions has been wasted on rtu
IDs scheme to bring the peasants under the yoke
How many last time and that a good while ago
Was 28 billion eye watering it’s got to be between
28 to 34 billion by now how these crooks have
Wasted tax payers monies when it would have been cheaper just to stay on the old system
Yet they new from the start their scheme was
Culling the stock through benefits denial on it rolls
Action t4